Planetary hours
in Beijing.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:53 – 07:43
- 2☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:39
- 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:35
- 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:44
- 12♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:53 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.